Feb. 13, 2013 - Former Diamondbacks player and color commentator Mark Grace throws in the batting Wednesday during spring training workouts at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on the Salt River Indian Reservation in Arizona.

Former player and broadcaster Mark Grace will remain in the Diamondbacks organization as hitting coach for its short-season Hillsboro affiliate.

On Friday the Diamondbacks announced their 2014 minor-league coaching staff, including officially naming former big-leaguer Phil Nevin as manager for Triple-A Reno.

Grace had been the team’s television analyst until August 2012, when he was arrested and charged with his second DUI in a 15-month span. This year, the Diamondbacks made him a spring-training instructor – thus allowing him to do work release from Tent City -- and he served as a coach for the club’s rookie-level Arizona League team.

Nevin, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 draft, replaced Brett Butler, who left to become the third-base coach for the Miami Marlins.

Also notable is the promotion of Robby Hammock, who goes from rookie-level Missoula manager to the manager of high Class A Visalia. Hammock played parts of six seasons for the Diamondbacks.

This month, Tony Perezchica was named minor-league field coordinator. He replaced Jeff Pico, who left to become the Cincinnati Reds’ pitching coach. Dan Carlson took over as minor-league pitching coordinator, replacing Mel Stottlemyre Jr., who was named Kirk Gibson’s bullpen coach in the majors.

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